Australian youngster Jack Clifford will make his European racing
debut with Kevin Mills Racing in the 2023 GB4 Championship.
The 17-year-old is a graduate of Australian Formula Ford racing,
having competed in three different categories in his homeland, in
addition to several karting campaigns.
He began karting at the age of eight in Melbourne with his first
race coming at Todd Road as a nine-year-old.
Grassroots success led to the step up into Formula Ford machinery
in 2021, making his single-seater debut shortly after his 16th
birthday. His first campaign in Kent Formula Fords in Australia saw
him take third in the championship with a win and nine podiums,
emulating his father Andrew, who was a regular Australian Formula
Ford and Formula 3 contender in the late 1980s and early
1990s.
From there, he competed in the Victorian Formula Ford Championship
in a Duratec-powered Mygale last year, and scored podiums in the
second half of the season as well as three fastest laps, while also
completing a one-off entry in the Australian Formula Ford
Championship.
He now makes the switch to slicks and wings competition with
reigning Teams' Champions Kevin Mills Racing in GB4, joining
American Jeremy Fairbairn at the Gloucestershire-based
squad.
Jack Clifford said: "I'm ecstatic to be competing
in the GB4 Championship in Britain this year. It's a big step on
the motorsport ladder, especially coming from Australia. It is a
great stepping stone category as it competes on world class race
tracks, has tremendous exposure as well as great driving standards.
I look forward to becoming one with the Tatuus GB4 car and the
Kevin Mills Racing team, and cannot wait to race as I take this
next step in my career!
"The learning curve in England is much steeper than Australia, and
one which will develop my driving throughout the year. I look
forward to working with the 2022 Teams' Championship winners, the
Kevin Mills Racing team."
Team Principal Kevin Mills said: "We're really
looking forward to working with Jack in the 2023 GB4 Championship.
He comes to us with some good Formula Ford experience in Australia,
and we will be working very hard to help him make the adaptation to
slicks and wings. We've got some good pre-season testing planned,
and alongside Jeremy Fairbairn, we're building another really
strong international driver line-up as we look to defend our
title.
"Having now filled two seats, we're now exploring options regards
expanding to three cars, as we continue to receive interest and
enquiries from prospective drivers."
For more championship information, visit www.gb-4.net